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Bob Howell presented special award at Troy State University

   Veteran Alabama television anchor Bob Howell was honored Saturday, March 17 with Troy State University's second Distinguished Leadership Award.
   Howell, a 1971 graduate of TSU, was presented the award by Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor, at an awards banquet held in Sartain Hall on the TSU campus. The honors banquet was the culmination of TSU's annual Alumni, Parents and Friends Weekend/St. Patrick's celebration.
   The Distinguished Leadership Award was created to recognize the lifetime achievements of TSU alumni who have distinguished themselves through exemplary work, philanthropy, leadership and service to their profession, community and alma mater.
   Howell is news director and primary anchor of WNCF television in Montgomery as well as director of corporate news planning for the station's owner, Broadcast Management Group.
   "Bob has never forgotten the journalist's fundamental rule of service: Give your viewers the news they need to make informed decisions about their lives," Dr. Hawkins said in presenting the award. "That's a high calling, and Bob Howell has performed it well."
   Howell, a native of Geneva, began his television career at WTVY in Dothan and moved to WSFA in Montgomery in 1976. He led WSFA to some of the highest ratings in the nation for local news broadcasts. He moved to WNCF in October 1999 and continues to anchor the station's three main newscasts each weekday.
   Howell said he was honored to receive the award. He said he has many fond memories of attending TSU.
   "I was on campus one fall day when they called the entire student body into this building (the basketball arena) for a special assembly," Howell said. "That day, Dr. Ralph Adams announced that we were no longer Troy State College but that we were now Troy State University. I remember this day with particular fondness because Dr. Adams turned out school for a week."
   Howell continues to serve his alma mater as an adjunct member of the faculty in the Hall School of Journalism. He frequently serves as a master of ceremonies for campus pageants and other special events.